La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the seventh and final production of National Theatre Live's second season - broadcast live from the National's Olivier Theatre in London, Zoë Wanamaker starring in Anton Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Howard Davies. THE CHERRY ORCHARD will be broadcast on FRIDAY, JULY 22 at 8pm at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.
Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, in a version by Andrew Upton, with Zoë Wanamaker as Ranyevskaya, is the next in the series of National Theatre LIVE broadcasts to cinemas and performing arts venues around the world. Directed by Howard Davies, ‘Britain's most consistently satisfying interpreter of Russian drama' (London Evening Standard), the production will be filmed live at the National's Olivier Theatre.
Set at the very start of the twentieth century, THE CHERRY ORCHARD captures a poignant moment in Russia's history as the country rolls inexorably towards 1917. Ranyevskaya returns more or less bankrupt after ten years abroad. Luxuriating in her fading moneyed world and regardless of the increasingly hostile forces outside, she and her brother snub the lucrative scheme of Lopakhin, a peasant turned entrepreneur, to save the family estate. In so doing, they put up their lives to auction and seal the fate of the beloved orchard.
The cast of THE CHERRY ORCHARD also includes Claudie Blakley (as Varya), Mark Bonnar (Trofimov), Pip Carter (Yepihodov), Kenneth Cranham (Firs), Conleth Hill (Lopakhin), Gerald Kyd (Yasha), James Laurenson (Gaev), Tim McMullan (Simyonov-Pischik), Emily Taaffe (Dunyasha), Charity Wakefield (Anya) and Sarah Woodward (Charlotta).
National Theatre Live brings you the best of British theatre broadcast from London to a world-wide audience via satellite to over 300 venues in 22 countries around the globe. A season of seven incredible plays and musicals captured live in high-definition and broadcast around the world. The productions are shot in an up-close-and-personal style so you'll feel like you're there. Save money on a trip abroad and experience the best of the British stage as we transform La Mirada Theatre into a state-of-the-art cinema!
THE FINAL SHOW OF THE SEASON:
THE CHERRY ORCHARD July 22, 2011 - 8pm
Anton Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD will be directed by NT Associate Director Howard Davies, whose recent productions of Russian plays (including Philistines, Burnt by the Sun and The White Guard) have earned huge critical acclaim. Zoë Wanamaker will play Madame Ranevskaya.
Tickets to this extraordinary event are still available by calling the Box Office at 562-944-9801. Tickets are $20 per screening and are available by calling the Box Office at 562-944-9801 or 714-994-6310 or online at www.lamiradatheatre.com.
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where the 91 and 5 freeways meet. Parking is free.
